Title :
A diode-stack side-pumped waveguide laser
Author :
Wang, J. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Shepherd, D.P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate an in-plane diode-stack side-pumped planar waveguide laser. For 106 W of absorbed pump power, 58 W of output power is obtained at 1.064 μm from a monolithic 3 μm-thick double-clad Nd:YAG waveguide.
Keywords :
laser beams; neodymium; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 106 W; 1064 mum; 30 mum; 58 W; Nd:YAG waveguide; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-stack waveguide laser; double-clad waveguide; monolithic waveguide; planar waveguide laser; side-pumped waveguide laser; Absorption; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202244
